Who said cats hate water

Apparently, cats down under are not aware they need to fear (or extremely dislike) water.

It's winter in the southern hemisphere, but Melbourne's famous swimming cat doesn't mind staying out of the pool for a while — she has her baths to satisfy her love of water. Read more about this water loving feline.

Does your cat enjoy water or being wet?

My dearly departed Snowball (yes she was all white and was a spit fire), allowed me to bathe her with no issues. This was always to the amazement of my husband and his kids.

You see Snowball was never very friendly to others and they just could not believe she didn't try to take my eyes out when I bathed her.

I suspect she understood that as an all white cat, this was the only way to ensure her coat stayed beautiful. Of course the baths only came after she did something to get herself dirty - like escaping to the outdoors or rolling on the garage floor. Snowball did like to stick her paw into my bath water. However, I doubt she would have gone for a swim, however.